CVE-2010-2813
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-2813 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-08-19 18:00:05 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | functions/imap_general.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.21 does not properly handle 8-bit characters in passwords, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by making many IMAP login attempts with different usernames, leading to the creation of many preferences files. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.0 | rc2a | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.0-r1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.0_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.0_rc2a | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.10a | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.15 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.15rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.15_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.2-r1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.2-r2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.2-r3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.2-r4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.2-r5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.3 | r3 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.3a | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.3aa | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.3_r3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.3_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.3_rc1 | r1 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.4_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.5_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.6_cvs | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.6_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.8.4fc6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4.9a | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.44 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | 1.4_rc1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Squirrelmail | Squirrelmail | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| 618096 – (CVE-2010-2813) CVE-2010-2813 SquirrelMail: DoS (disk space consumption) by random IMAP login attempts with 8-bit characters in the password | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2091-1 squirrelmail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| SquirrelMail Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net | |
| About the security content of OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Update 2012-001 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| Fedora update for squirrelmail - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SquirrelMail - Webmail for Nuts! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | squirrelmail.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| APPLE-SA-2012-02-01-1 OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Update 2012-001 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| access.redhat.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: squirrelmail-1.4.21-1.fc13 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Debian update for squirrelmail - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: squirrelmail-1.4.21-1.fc12 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.